February 28, 2011

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Hourly Rates, Taxpayer Dollars, and Citizen Outrage
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Legal Fees Pile Up In Recession's Biggest Bankruptcies
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What America’s Lawyers Earn
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What Great Firms are Made Of
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Howrey VC Recounts Problems: Quick Growth, Lower Profits and Partners Who ‘Bailed on Us’
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Winston pinpoints DC, Houston as Howrey talks reach climax
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From a Former In-House Counsel: The Numbers and Metrics That Matter
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Behind the Arrival of DLA's $5 Million Man
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Revenue hike sees Edwards Angell vie for elite US status in London
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Duane Morris Looks for U.K. Takeover Target or Merger Partner
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Suspension urged for lawyer who helped Judge Thomas Porteous lie in bankruptcy
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Hunton & Williams Gets Colbert Report’ed
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Chamber Critics Cite Hacked E-Mails in Ethics Complaint Against 3 Hunton Partners
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Gibson Dunn's Record-Setting Year
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For Paul Weiss, No Credit Crisis Doldrums
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Must Presidents Defend Laws They Don’t Like?
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V& E Partner Josiah Daniel, III, Elected to The American Law Institute
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Barnes & Thornburg Opens in L.A. With Team From Akin Gump
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Bankruptcy lawyer found guilty of defrauding clients, faces state prison
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Chicago Lawyer Couple Charged with Fraud, Accused of Lying to Clients Facing Foreclosure
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Florida Attorney General sets sights on foreclosure law firm
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Wanna Be Successful? Think Of A Niche To Scratch
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Gibson Dunn Attorney Jim Walden: Blog Comment “Potentially Libelous”
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While Urging Prospective Clients to ‘Reject Convention,’ New Firm is, In Some Ways, Very Traditional
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Do Michigan Law Men Have Thin, Saggy Skins?
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Austin’s Oldest Law Firm Struggles to Survive, Announces Major Restructuring
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Ex-US Senator Calls Lawyers' $223 Million Fee Request "Shameful"
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Retired Prof Indicted for Handing Out Jury Nullification Pamphlets Near Federal Courthouse
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Star Litigator Lawyers Up to Fight Disbarment
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Lawyer’s Attempt to Keep His Head Above Water Landed a Client on Death Row
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PowerPoint Powers Up: 9 New Features
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Cloud Computing Down to Earth: A Primer for Corporate Counsel
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A Lawsuit Claims ‘Macho’ Culture Led to Associate Dad’s Firing
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U.S. Lawyers See Rise in Requests for Asset Protection
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Ex-Congressman Tapped as New Dean of Chapman Law
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Salary Information of Law School Deans
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The law schools that NLJ 250 law firms relied on the most to fill their first-year associate classes
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Top Uses for the Office Chain Saw :)
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The crisis in Legal Services funding
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Club Accused of Discriminating Against Blacks During the Harvard-Yale Game Is Fined, Apologizes
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Solo Mixes Fame and Legal Issues in Radio Format
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The Craigslist Congressman
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Cops Shut Down Girl Scout Cookie Stand
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Boy, 8, Is Handcuffed and Charged with Aggravated Assault After 5th Arrest in 4 Months
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Judges:

Lawyer Suspended for Trying to Misspell Judge's Name in Bankruptcy Petition
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Does the Supreme Court Need a Code of Ethics?
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Defiant Clarence Thomas fires back
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Reuse Those Gavels and Robes, Federal Judges
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New York Judicial Nominees Report Income
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Top NH Court Says Trial Judge Abused Discretion by Banning Telephone Testimony
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Judge’s Comments About Rape Victim and Lack of Jail Time for Offender Spark Courthouse Protest
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Judge Didn't Let Disability Hamper His Law Career
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"A Federal judge's Amazin' apparel caused some consternation"
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CA Legislators Call on Chief Justice to Fire Head of Court Admin Office
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Justice Scalia on Civility
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Obama's 'risky move' in Florida
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Wall Street:

Stock Index Futures Signal Early Dip
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Banks drag FTSE lower as HSBC results disappoint
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Stocks recover as crude oil prices stabilize
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Bonuses Down, Comp Up on Wall Street
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Banker Bonuses: More at RBS Get Shut Out
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25 Guys to Avoid on Wall Street
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Stock-listings chart of the day, global edition
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Layoffs:

Do Jobless Benefits Raise Unemployment?
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The compensation-productivity gap
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Is There a Lawsuit Here? Five Tips for Older Jobseekers.
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Do Journalists Hate Their Jobs?
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Banking:

Wells Fargo Says Mortgage Probes May Spur Enforcement, Fines Against Bank
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Top Wells Fargo execs get millions in stock bonuses
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Man Sinks His Fangs Into Wells Fargo, Threatens To Foreclose On Bank
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Top Economists Offer Map For Better Bank Stress Testing
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Bank of America faces more bond putback fury
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Claim: Pandit broke law
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HSBC cuts financial targets, shares fall
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HSBC Earnings Miss Estimates as Investment Bank Profit Falls
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BofA's Laughlin Squeezed by Mortgage Investors, Regulators
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Municipalities:

State spending cuts slow US economic growth in Q4
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Governors Blast State Bankruptcy Option
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Bankruptcy s Bright Side
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Governors Fret Over Chatter About State Bankruptcies
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State bailout or state bankruptcy?
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15 States Closest To Bankruptcy
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Municipal bonds: A balancing act
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The Truth About Pensions
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Oh so snug
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Governors warn against US budget cuts
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Obama, Biden to meet with governors at White House
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Governors Look for Means to Cope With Budgets
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States fear budget cuts, shutdown threats
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Cash-strapped states seek cooperation
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GOP Governors Gamble on Union Challenge
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The Republican Shakedown
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Facts in Short Supply in Union Bill Debate
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Revolt of the Cheeseheads
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Unions Debate What to Give to Save Bargaining
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In Indiana, Clues to Future of Wisconsin Labor
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Wisconsin Budget Plan: Some Governors Call It Political Payback
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The Mind of Gov. Scott Walker
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Christie Spurs U.S. Governors to Try a Confrontational Statehouse Politics
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The Public vs. Private Sector Civil War
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Unions: Losing PR Battle
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Conflict with unions is about more than just money
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Wisconsin Lower House Passes Bill Curbing Union Power; Senate May Block It
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Thousands in Wisconsin for More Protests
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CA: Commission, Pension Rollbacks
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Pension costs will bankrupt California's government
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Teacher pension system on brink
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Why Texas Will Not Eclipse California
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Gov. Jerry Brown Gets Tough on Deficit
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Quinn: Illinois Won’t Need U.S. Help for Pension Funds
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Olympia bickers as workers comp heads for bankruptcy
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State okays ‘end of DPS’
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Don't let emergency financial managers dismiss elected officials
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Gary mayor says city won't file for bankruptcy
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Evanston Mayor: City in ‘balancing act’ handling tough economic times
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Municipal bankruptcy should be a last resort
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Decision on Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing for Suffolk Off Track Betting expected this week
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DiNapoli Says I Told You So On OTB
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Alabama Retirees Battle City For Pensions Payouts
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Retailing:

Borders' Publishers, Landlords Band Together in Bankruptcy
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Publishers Look Beyond Bookstores
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No Fear files for bankruptcy protection
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Blackstone Said to Buy Centro's US Malls for $9.4 Billion
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After 16 Years, Tax Men Are Closing In On Amazon.com
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Avoidance Actions:

New Breed of Preference Claims Collectors Poses Challenge for Credit Pros
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Aviation:

Mesa Air to emerge from bankruptcy
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Apparel:

Rugged Bear's bankruptcy will squeeze many small manufacturers
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Marketing:

Workflow Management Wins Approval of Restructuring Plan
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Economy:

US Will Be the World's Third Largest Economy: Citi
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Economists list U.S. budget deficit as No. 1 worry
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Five Questions for Bernanke on Capitol Hill
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Bailouts are shaping up to be cheaper than expected
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Oil Tests $100 on Mideast Tensions
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High pump prices rattle drivers, businesses
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Consumer Spending in U.S. Probably Cooled in January as Gas Prices Climbed
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Pent-up Demand Boosts U.S. GDP Outlook, Business Economists Say
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Buffett enthusiasm for US could boost markets
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Quotes and Quips From Warren Buffett’s Latest Letter
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Warren Buffett’s 2010 Report: The New Beige Book Guide to the U.S. Economy
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Berkshire Exec Buys $15M Pad
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Berkshire Profit Climbs 43% on Derivatives, Burlington Northern's Earnings
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Fourth-quarter growth revised down
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Companies concerned about rising fuel costs
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Fed's Lacker: Oil Prices Manageable
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Possible Pullback on High Oil
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Who is holding the economy back?
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The Debate Over What's Slowing the U.S. Recovery
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GOP Eases Demands to Avoid Gov't Shutdown
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US Governors Say Federal Shutdown, Budget Cuts May Weigh Down States
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John Boehner: NO on Shutdown; YES on Entitlement Reform
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Mary Meeker's Definitive Guide To The American Public Debt Crisis
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Silicon Valley hubris watch, Mary Meeker edition
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Economic Stress Map
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Bailout Recipients
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Real Estate:

Waiting Seven Years for Two Answers
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Bank of America, KPMG Settlement With Countrywide Shareholders Is Approved
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Judge OKs Countrywide settlement but big investors opt out
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January new home sales dip, especially in South
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House Prices Show First Annual Fall Since 2009
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Bank of America, Wells Fargo May Face Fines on Foreclosures
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Congressman Cummings expands abuse probe, asks 11 mortgage servicers for documents
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Rep. Waters says proposed $20 billion settlement falls short of servicing goals
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Big Drop in New Foreclosures?
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Republicans to those in mortgage trouble: 'Go to hell'
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Smoking out foreclosures - ‘Witch’ brews up remedy for homes
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Caretaker program lets families live in low-rent luxury
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Only 1 in 4 Got Mortgage Relief
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Mortgage lending could stop amid $20 billion penalty
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SunTrust finds problems in foreclosures
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Big Banks: Foreclosure Probes Carry Financial Risk
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Banks could face billions in fines over foreclosures
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New Hampshire court latest to uphold MERS right to transfer mortgage
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F.H.A. to Raise Insurance Premiums
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Luxury Homeowners Can Proceed With Lawsuit Against Credit Suisse
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Foreclosures helping change color of some suburbs
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City Bar Seeks Volunteers for Foreclosure Project
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Homebuilder California Coastal Emerging from Bankruptcy
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FHFA releases outlook for Obama's refinancing program
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House committee to consider bills that would end foreclosure programs
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Phoenix foreclosures rise 26.5% in December
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Congressional disquiet continues over friends of Angelo
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Rent's not too damn high for some New Yorkers
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Apartments seen as oasis
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Litigation:

Think of Yourself as the First Witness the Jury Will Hear in Your Case
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Facebook Feature Could Ease Cloud-Based eDiscovery
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Court Declares Attorney-Client Privilege a Two-Way Highway Rather Than a Narrow One-Way Street
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Lehman:

Lehman's Marsal, After $11 Billion Defeat, Faces Difficult Path
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Citi could face up to $3 billion in Lehman claims
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Lehman case set for UK’s top court
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Australia Towns and Lehman to Go to Trial Over CDO Collapse
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Derivatives:

In Derivatives Trade, RIP OTC?
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Fraud:

Judge rules for gov't on Rajaratnam evidence
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Twist in Raj trial
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Can Raj Rajaratnam Get A Plea Deal?
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Rajaratnam May Find Guidance in Accused Insider's 2005 Acquittal
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In Rajaratnam Criminal Case, a Whistleblower Emerges
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Judge backs victims' trustee in Bernard Madoff case to file lawsuits
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Tremont investors in $100 million pact over Madoff
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Madoff's Jailhouse Buddy
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Bernard Madoff: remorse, tears and a good character reference from his therapist
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Madoff to NY magazine: Government a Ponzi scheme
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Madoff: Son tried to get out
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Bernard Madoff To NY Magazine: 'I Destroyed Our Family'
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Bernie Madoff says hiding his scam was a 'nightmare,' calls victims 'greedy'
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The Madoff Tapes
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What to make of Irving Picard?
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JPMorgan's Shameful Performance Re Madoff
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Alleged Mantria fraud total raised to $54.5 million
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Chandler man guilty in concert promotion scheme
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NM real estate executive faces federal charges
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Utah man convicted for role in $180M Ponzi scheme
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Victims in Cook scheme may have to share
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Gaddafi Regime Invested at Least $500M with Stanford: Report
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Lou Pearlman's Ponzi scheme deputies finally paying for crimes
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Rent-A-Husband founder settles fraud charges
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SEC Looking for Alleged Dallas Ponzi Man
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Autos:

GM Estate's Bankruptcy Plan Accepted by Unsecured Creditors
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“Old GM” To Go Out Of Business Next Month
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Wall Street Bets on Debt That Doesn't Exist
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Barclays analyst cuts GM share price target
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Carmakers’ Rush to China Could Fuel Another Bubble
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Should the “New GM” Thank Wagoner?
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Chrysler's CEO could get stock worth $2.9M
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Auto sales jump in February
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Behind a Rise in Auto Sales, Easier Credit
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Ghosn seeks new story for troubled auto alliance
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GM Hastens Tuneup of Opel
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Non-Profits:

YMCA bankruptcy filing forces closure of Camp Algonquin
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Food/Drink:

Manhattan's Terrace in the Sky Falls Into Bankruptcy
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Harry & David 75 percent off everything
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Leahy Wants Status Update on Peanut Corp. Probe
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Celebs:

Tracking Dave Duerson's final days
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Bankrupt B.B. King's blues club, Mirage in invoicing dispute
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Homestead Gone, Dykstra Shrugs Off Loss on Homestead Exemption
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Baseball:

Mets received $25 million loan from Major League Baseball to cover "liquidity issue"
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Why the New York Mets Took a $25 Million Loan from MLB
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MLB's $25M Loan To Mets A 'Concern'
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Mets' financial woes worse than thought
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Video Rentals:

Studios Seek Millions from Blockbuster Video
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Hollywood:

Probe Determines Charges Against David Molner Made 'Without Merit'
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Horse Racing:

Misrepresentations by Fifth Third Alleged
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Utilities:

TXU Calls Aurelius' Assertion of Default on $24 Billion Loan `Meritless'
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Boating:

US Boat Industry No Longer Floundering But Recovery Murky
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Education:

Another Class Action Against Career Colleges
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Tax:

Small Firms Become Flashpoint in Tax Debate
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Small businesses face several tax changes
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Swiss banker pledges silence in US tax case
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Tim Geithner Wants to ‘Revisit’ This Pass-Through Entity Idea
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US tax evasion affair spreads to Leumi
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Rating Agencies:

A Corporate Sleuth Tries the Credit Rating Field
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Religion:

After bankruptcy filing, archdiocese launches stewardship appeal
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Priest removed after sexual abuse allegation
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Hotels:

Sheraton foreclosure again possible
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St. Regis sold to one of its original owners
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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Miscellaneous:

What We 'Know' About Chapter 11 Cost is Wrong
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Insurance:

D&O insurers accused of 'stonewalling' on coverage requests
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D&O cover becoming more common
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Insider trading crackdown may trigger claims
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Firm Plans Insurance Against Evidence Loss
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Plan Confirmation:

Lazarus Raised: Eleventh Circuit Rules that the Bankruptcy Code Preserves Unasserted Challenges of Cram-Down Plans for Appeal
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Corporate Reform:

How Dodd-Frank's orderly liquidation regime works
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The 10 Most Systemically Risky Financial Firms in the US
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House GOP Attempts to Stifle CFPB Funding by 40%
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Financial reform starts to pay off for consumers
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Newly Established Supervisory and Enforcement Authorities Require Senate-Confirmed Director
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Biggest Fish Face Little Risk of Being Caught
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AG Tom Miller Negotiating in Secret with Banks Over Whether to Put Bankers in Jail
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Wall Street needs this Beast
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Finance reforms a joke, says Madoff
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Fox News Boss Roger Ailes to be indicted?
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Drop in Small Business Bankruptcies Outpaces Decline in Consumer Bankruptcies
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Bankruptcies in Central Texas rise
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Drop in western Pennsylvania bankruptcy filings
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Rules:

Amending the Bankruptcy Disclosure Rules to Keep Pace With Financial Innovation
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Personal Bankruptcy:

"The Flag is Up" - Same Sex Married Couple Files Chapter 13 in Los Angeles
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Finance:

A loan trader’s guide to reorganization equity
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Obits:

Remembering Sandy Sigoloff, corporate turnaround ace
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Agriculture:

Key creditor balks at farmer's bankruptcy plan
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Oil/Gas:

Cheniere, ATP Bound for Bankruptcy?
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Oil's Next Danger Zones
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Who Gets Rich Off of $100 Oil
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Rick Perry: Oil Could Hit $300
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Mass Torts:

Deepwater Horizon Survivor Sues BP
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Panel Report on Gulf Spill Is Delayed
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Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers
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Fracking shame
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Hydrofracked? One Man’s Mystery Leads to a Backlash Against Natural Gas Drilling
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

New Jersey Real Estate Broker Sentenced for Concealing Assets
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UK:

Bankrupt Kerry Katona wants to buy £3m six-bedroom mansion
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PwC to sell personal insolvency practice
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Insolvency law not protecting creditors 'burnt' by phoenix companies
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£5m warchest for Leonard Curtis
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Accountancy institute investigates Ernst & Young's administration of Greek telecoms company prepack
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1000 jobs axed at Auto Windscreens
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Appointment of Administrators - 25 February 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 25 February 2011
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Debt judgments plummet to 1989 levels
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UK: Gasoline at $9.67 a Gallon
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150,000 Firms On The Brink
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Firms taking their eyes off the ball as one in six technically insolvent
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JJB seeks landlords' backing for rescue plan
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Former Farepak boss take non-exec role
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EU:

189 German Academics Support EU Sovereign Default Plan
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How Germany Became the China of Europe
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True Finns Threaten Debt Bailout Plan as April Election Nears: Euro Credit
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Canada:

Nortel given another extension on bankruptcy case
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OSC alleges ex-dentist involved in $40M Ponzi scheme; schedules March 31 hearing
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Germany:

Kirch Hasn't Shown Loss in Deutsche Bank Case, Court Says
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Middle East:

Libya's UN ambassador denounces Gaddafi
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Libyan Chaos Stirs Panic Over Oil Supplies
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As Regimes Fall in Arab World, Al Qaeda Sees History Fly By
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The Vacuum After Gaddafi
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Libyan leader cut a flamboyant, eccentric figure
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Stanford, Libya Tied Through Alleged Ponzi Scheme
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Muammar Gaddafi's nurse flees Libya for Ukraine
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Qaddafi moves $4.8 billion of his own money to London
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Security forces defect
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Libya's Tribal Revolt May Mean `Last Nail in Coffin' for Qaddafi's Regime
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Opposition declares new Libya government as Qaddafi hangs on
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Rebels in Libya Gain Power and Defectors
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Libya: Protesters Hit by Hail of Bullets
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Qaddafi's Mercenaries Shoot Tripoli Protesters From Ambulances On Day That Is "Beyond A Massacre"
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US Announces Libyan Sanctions
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West Sends Aid to Libyan Rebels in East
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Lieberman, McCain Call for More Forceful US Response to Libya Violence
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Royal Air Force rescues 150 in second Libya rescue
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Germans say they pulled off their own dramatic desert rescue
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China evacuates 12,000 from Libya
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Oman clashes widen protest rumblings in Gulf
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19 Killed During Iraq's Day of Rage
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Iraq PM Gives Gov't Only 100 Days to Improve
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Tunisia prime minister resigns
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Mideast unrest roils regional stock markets; Saudi exchange down 5 per cent
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Saudi Stocks Drop to Nine-Month Low, Leading Mideast, on Region's Unrest
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Wikileaks Goes After The Saudi Royal Family
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Saudi Arabia making up for Libya's crude shortfall
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UAE Insolvency Reform To Remain On Policy Agenda
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Egypt Apologizes for Clashes with Protesters
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How Entrepreneurs Led the Way to Revolution in Egypt
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Egypt bans Mubarak travel, freezes assets
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Unfit for Democracy?
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Farrakhan: Mideast uprisings will come to USA
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Bankruptcy Trustee Calls On Awal Bank To Reveal Creditor Claims
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China:

China plans sweeping economic change
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China targets 7% growth, cap on inflation
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China urges strict execution of property measures
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Chinese Premier brings life stories and hard news to public chat
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China Cuts Economic Growth Targets; Developed Country Stocks At Risk
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Ireland:

Indebted Irish to Wreak Revenge on Leaders in Vote
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Irish opposition on brink of election win
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New team as Irish voters get revenge
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Ireland Just Elected The Party That Wants To Trash Bondholders
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Ireland to try to renegotiate bail-out terms
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Kenny to Renegotiate Bailout Talks After Ireland's `Democratic Revolution'
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Iceland-Ireland
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Anglo To Object To Drumm Write-Off
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Iceland:

Iceland to Hold Icesave Referendum on April 9
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Australia:

Row breaks out over collapsed Roux empire
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Billionaire takes on yacht firm over $5.1m deal that went adrift
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Australia's RiverCity Says May Call In Administrators
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Russia:

Life Is Rigged For Oligarchs As Well As Ordinary Russians
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Jamaica:

Jamaica Trade and Invest head wants changes to Bankruptcy Act
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